2nd prototype Comet, built 1950. Dismantled at Hatfield March 1957, relocated to Farnborough for RAE radio test work. To aid this, the fin from Comet 1XB XM829 (msn 06021) was fitted, ex-Stansted Fire School. When the RAE purchased Comet 4 G-APDF as XV814, G-ALZK was used as a mock-up to trial test equipment installation. Since it's own cockpit had been stripped it was fitted with that from C.2 XK669 (06024) ex-Brize Norton. It left Farnborough for Woodford in the early 70s for use in the Nimrod programme and was scrapped there c.1975. Note Provost T.1 fuselage WV577 "22" alongside, ex-ETPS.

In partial Olympic Colors

Broken up in 1978

Broken up in 1977

Delivered new in December 1959 and scrapped at EGLL in July 1972. The thing that stands out in this view is how the fuselage frames are telegraphing through the skin. Maybe a function of being unpressurized with the weight off the nose wheel? I flew on one of these once from EBBR to EGLL. Quite the hot-rod!

A poor quality shot, but useful as it illustrates a little known short-term lease prior to MEA receiving its own aircraft beginning 19 December 1960. This lease ran from 1 October, with the aircraft entering service on 30 October, so here likely on a crew training mission.

Delivered to Kuwait Airways as 9K-ACE in 1963. To Dan-Air London as G-AYVS in 1971. Withdrawn from use at Lasham in 1977 and scrapped in 1978.

Delivered to the A&AEE as XS235 in 1963. Flew the last Comet flight ever to Bruntingthorpe for preservation in 1997. Registered as G-CPDA in 2000 and cancelled in 2008.

Delivered to the RAF as XR399 in 1962. To Dan-Air as G-BDIX in 1975. Flew to East Fortune for preservation at the National Museum of Scotland in 1981.

Delivered to the RAF as XR398 in 1962. To Dan-Air as G-BDIW in 1975. Flown to Dusseldorf for preservation by Air Classik in 1982. Moved to Hermeskeil in 1996.

Delivered to the RAF as XR398 in 1962. To Dan-Air as G-BDIW in 1975. Flown to Dusseldorf for preservation by Air Classik in 1982. Moved to Hermeskeil in 1996. Still with Rhein-Ruhr Flughafen Dusseldorf from when it was preserved there.

Delivered to the RAF as XR398 in 1962. To Dan-Air as G-BDIW in 1975. Flown to Dusseldorf for preservation by Air Classik in 1982. Moved to Hermeskeil in 1996.

Delivered to the RAF as XR396 in 1962. To Dan-Air as G-BDIU in 1975. To British Aerospace at Bitteswell in 1981. The front fuselage was used as a Nimrod simulator and the rear fuselage went to the RAF as Kinloss and was scrapped in 1998.